Threatened by US sanctions and restrictive trade policies, Japan sought to secure its access to resources in the Indo-Pacific. This led to its attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called Japan an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced upgrading the U.S. military command in Japan to a ...

The top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday, seeking common ground on East Asian security ...